History Series / AnotherWorld

** And the character of Michael Bauer from ''Series/TheGuidingLight'' appeared on Another World in the 1960s. Yes, a character from a soap on ''another'' network, CBS, crossed over.
** Cass Winthrop also made appearances on The Guiding Light as an attorney for the Santos crime family.

Long-running SoapOpera created by Irna Phillips and William J. Bell, which aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1964-1999. Notable in the soap genre for several reasons: It is one of the few American soaps to engender a spin-off (two direct spin-offs, ''Somerset'' and ''Texas''), and one indirect spin-off (''Friends and Lovers''/''For Richer, For Poorer''). Historically, it's was the first soap to expand to a full hour and, during an ill-fated ratings experiment, the only one to air for 90 minutes daily.

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''Another World'' had a tendency to reinvent itself quite a lot, even more so than other long-runners, as evidenced by the ever-changing titles (The lyrics above are from the ''[[NarmCharm faaabulous]]'' 1987 sequence.) Today it is most remembered for being replaced with ''{{Series/Passions}}'' in the daytime slot, making it the very last soap opera to be cancelled and replaced with another one.

''Another World'' had a tendency to reinvent itself quite a lot, even more so than other long-runners, as evidenced by the ever-changing titles (The lyrics above are from the ''[[NarmCharm faaabulous]]'' 1987 sequence.) Today it is most remembered for being replaced with ''{{Series/Passions}}'' in the daytime slot.

* ArtifactTitle: It was widely rumored that the show was originally envisioned as a spin-off of ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'' (with frequent references to Oakdale and cross-overs by ATWT's Hughes family), but that Creator/{{CBS}} didn't have room on in their schedule to air the show, and refused to allow the show to operate as a spin-off on another network. However, neither Procter & Gamble nor series creator Irna Phillips intended to sell the series to CBS, as [=P&G=] had already produced five serials for the network at the time ''Another World'' was being developed[[note]]''As the World Turns'', ''Series/GuidingLight'', ''Series/LoveOfLife'', ''Series/SearchForTomorrow'' (which would leave CBS to join ''AW'' on NBC’s daytime lineup in 1982) and ''Series/TheEdgeOfNight''[[/note]] and wanted to sell a series to one of the other major networks.

* ArtifactTitle: It was widely rumored that the show was originally envisioned as a spin-off of ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'' (with frequent references to Oakdale and cross-overs by ATWT's Hughes family), but that Creator/{{CBS}} didn't have room on in their schedule to air the show, and refused to allow the show to operate as a spin-off on another network. However, neither Procter & Gamble nor series creator Irna Phillips intended to sell the series to CBS, as [=P&G=] had already produced five serials for the network as ''Another World'' was in development[[note]]''As the World Turns'', ''Series/GuidingLight'', ''Series/LoveOfLife'', ''Series/SearchForTomorrow'' (which would leave CBS to join ''AW'' on NBC’s daytime lineup in 1982) and ''Series/TheEdgeOfNight''[[/note]] and wanted to sell a series to one of the other major networks.

* ArtifactTitle: It was widely rumored that the show was originally envisioned as a spin-off of ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'' (with frequent references to Oakdale and cross-overs by ATWT's Hughes family), but that Creator/{{CBS}} didn't have room on in their schedule to air the show, and refused to allow the show to operate as a spin-off on another network. However, neither Procter & Gamble nor series creator Irna Phillips intended to sell the series to CBS, as [=P&G=] had already produced five serials for the network[[note]]''As the World Turns'', ''Series/GuidingLight'', ''Series/LoveOfLife'', ''Series/SearchForTomorrow'' (which would leave CBS to join ''AW'' on NBC’s daytime lineup in 1982) and ''Series/TheEdgeOfNight''[[/note]] and wanted to sell a series to one of the other major networks.

* ArtifactTitle: The show was originally envisioned as a spin-off of ''Series/AsTheWorldTurns'', with frequent references to Oakdale and cross-overs by ATWT's Hughes family. Creator/{{CBS}} didn't have room on in their schedule to air the show, and refused to allow the show to operate as a spin-off on another network.

You give my life(You give my life)\\

''Another World'' had a tendency to reinvent itself quite a lot, even moreso than other long-runners, as evidenced by the ever-changing titles (The lyrics above are from the ''[[NarmCharm faaabulous]]'' 1987 sequence.) Today it is most remembered for being replaced with ''{{Series/Passions}}'' in the daytime slot.

* AbortedArc: In the 1986/87 episodes, it was strongly implied when Donna's father Reginald came BackFromTheDead that his adopted son, Scott La Salle, was actually a third child of Donna and Michael, supposedly a non identical twin of Vicky and Marley. In fact, the soap magazines of that time stated that Scott was indeed their child in their spoiler sections. Why this was abandoned is unclear, but it is probably due to the fact that Philece Sampler replaced Anna Stuart (who bore a strong resemblence to the actor who played Scott) as Donna.

* BestServedCold: The layabout son of a wealthy businessman, Carl brokered a deal which folded his father's company into Cory Publishing. When the division was later shunted and the elder Hutchins discovered that his business had been sold for a pittance, he killed himself. Carl blamed Mac and set out to ruin him finanically. When that didn't work, he tried to make Mac reeanact his father's suicide.

** And the character of Michael Bauer from ''Series/TheGuidingLight'' appeared on Another World in the 1960's. Yes, a character from a soap on ''another'' network, CBS, crossed over.

* FanFic: Proctor & Gamble created an on-line continuation, called ''Another World Today'', picking up the show and the characters 10 years after the shows cancellaton. The continuation is written based on fan submitted plots and stories.

* FunWithAcronyms: Carl was one third of the criminal consortium CLH. Fredrick Chapin and Reginald Love were counted as members.

* BadassMustache: Carl.

->''"You are my way (You are my way)\\

To another world"''